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Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 22.142

OUSTING SHANGHAI "REDS

三拜禮

COMMUNISTS KILLED BY

TROOPS.

KUOMINTANG SEIZES Y. M. C. A. PROPERTY.

NORTH RE-TAKES

TABAN WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 13,

NANKING HORROR. BETTER NEWS FROM

FOOCHOW.

VIVID STORIES BY REFUGEES.

ESSENTIAL ODDS & ENDS.

'ANTI-CHRISTIAN LEADERS

ROUTED.

MODERATES IN CONTROL.

So far as appearances go,

1927. A+AZ

LINER BEACHED.

JAPANESE VESSEL HITS ROCKS.

LIMPS INTO HARBOUR.

Every encounter with foreign or

The Nippon Yusen Kalsha ves- Chinese refugees from Nanking

sel, Scotland Maru, met with an brings to light fresh details that writes a correspondent from Foo-alarming mishap last night, as a are essential to a complete un-chow, the past week has seen a result of which she lies ashore in derstanding of that atrocious af- definite decline in the influence Kowloon Bay, somewhat badly fair and the fact that some de- tails are late in reaching us is no excuse for failing to put them on record writes Mr. Rodney Gilbert Some

PUKOW. to the N. C. Daily News.

Owing to a determined attempt by the supporters of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to secure complete control in Shanghai, a clash has occurred between his loyal troops and Communists, 'a wireless report stating that thirteen Chinese have been killed and many wounded. A shipping strike is threatened.

of the following odds and en is re of such lasting interest that we present them without further apology for delay.

of the Radicals in Foochow.

On March 31st., invitations were

holed!

The ship first went ashore at Tatung Point. in a fog, strik

the rocks heavily

sent out for a meeting representa tive of all clasees for the purpose of establishing a "Society to Op. ing pose Cultural Invasion," evidently (8.30

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LYING “GAZETTE."

SEAMAN'S OFFICIAL

SENTENCED.

SEDITIOUS MATTER CASE.

Fung San, a seaman formerly employed on the s.s. Fatshan and believed by the police here to be a ramber of the Executive Com- mittee of the All-China Seamen's Union Was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. R. E. Lindael! this morning for being in possession of a large quantity of anti-British and seditious mat- ter.

Canton, April 12. General Ld Chai-sum, the military leader in Kwangtung and Kwangol, who went up to Shanghai recently to confer with Marchal Chiang Kai- shek on questions of national im- portance, la expected back in Can-

to-morrow. ton to-day or

The he would not return until after the General recently cabled here that

at Nan- about Kuomintang. conference

king, but owing to the "Red" activities in Canton he has decided immediately to return, in view of the fear of an uprising. He is ac-issue companied by Mr. Ku Ying-fan.

General Ho Ying-ching has in formed General Chien Ta-chun, the local garrison commander, that he is despatching two regiments from

last night. A distress

further effort to destroy Chris-call · Was immediately gest tian sehools. Those who went were requested to bring a dollar out, but the steamer was able to as membership fee. It was decid-get off later unaided, and made thit representatives of as many for Hongkong harbour, leaking Christian schools as possible, both teachers and students, should at- badly. On arrival here, about

The accused was arrested on the 4th instant on the Canton Wharf, carrying a bundle of the current.

of the Seamen's Union Gazette, and had been a week in police custody awaiting the out- come of further investigations. On the expiration of a remand he was again produced before the

following dialogue took place:-..

From Hankow comes news of the seizure of Y.M.C.A. property / Consulates were practically simul tend and protest against the for- 2.30 this morning, the Scotland Fukien to reinforce the Canton gar Magistrate this morning, when the

there and also at Changsha, valued at over a quarter of a million gold dollars. This is said to be the work of the Kuomintang ex- tremists, The United States Consul at Hankow has protested.

As regards the fighting between the North and South, a wireless message from Nanking to-day states that the Northerners have re-captured. Pukow (opposite Nanking) without any opposition. There have been a number of severe engagements and many wounded are arriving at Nanking.

Details are given of the nature of the documents seized in the raid on the Soviet Embassy at Peking. These disclose that a widespread "Red" campaign is in progress in North China.

Shanghai, Apr. 13. A determined attempt is being made by the supporters of Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek to secure complete control of the situation in Shanghai. This morning troops rounded up Communists in the na

Both Chinese and foreign wit nossos call particular attention the fact that the attacks upon the British, American and Japanese

taneous, although these sever buildings are widely removed from one another, and cite this as evi- dence that the raiding of the con- aulates was planned and ordered. All testify that the raiders were soldiers of Cheng Southern Ch'ien's command and were never out of control.

No Looting by Northerners. A Chinese gentleman of good standing, who was in the city dur ing the looting and for several days afterwards and who subse-

mation of such a Society. About Maru was making water so rapid-rison. 100 went and found they were in a

ly that it was considered advisable majority. An argument took place

a fee at such a meeting and, in her ashore in Kowloon Bay, where as to the propriety of demanding to beach her, and the muster ran the meantime, two representatives she now lies. of the Government, arrived, and · The Scotland Maru was on the ordered the organisers of the meeting to disperse at once as the voyage out from Liverpool, bound mecting had not received any legni for Shanghai and Japan. The Nip- pon Yusen Kaisha are the local agents.

sanction.

Satisfactory Assurances.

On the following day, a proces-

It has been ascertained that the Scotland Maru was inward bound

The Police Commissioner, Gen-Magistrate-Now, eral Tang Yin-wah, yesterday call

a conference of the whole police force, at which he made a speech on the neccesity for observing the genuine Kuomintang principles.

Fatal Faction Fight. There was an armed conflict be tween the opposing factions of la- bour unionists at the East Par ude ground yesterday morning

The men used Iron bars, atout killed, whilst contestants fifteen others were Injured.

The conflict was finally stopped by armed police who had been sent out from headquarters.--Nam Chung Pao.

you are

charged with having in your pos- session all these copies of the Seamen's Union Gazette, which contain anti-British and seditious. matter.

Accused: adniit possession of these copies, but I did not know what were their contents.

missioners were dragged through Turntly had reason to deal with sion of more than 1,000 teachers from Europe, as stated, carrying sticks and daggers, and two of the Every seaman knows about that

the streets and beaten.Nam Chang Pao.

and pupils of Christian schools approximately 6,000 tons of cargo, paraded the streets, with flags and of which 360 tons were consigned handbills, demanding the suppres-to Hongkong.

ADULT WOMEN SUFFRAGE.

the Southern authorities, says that ho made diligent inquiry into the damage done by the fire from the foreign gunboats in the river and Ningpo Fears Subside.

at the end of his search had ae¦ IURANDAUBEREDELEMEN Ningpe, Apr. 13. counted for no more than four There are no further develop-persons who were certainly killed five city and at Pootung. A fierce ments and it is believed that fears by shell fire-an old man, two Aght ensued and eventually the of an anti-foreign outbreak need young women and one middle-aged Communists were defeated. Many

longer no

be entertained.-woman, all of whom were killed arrests were made. The casualties Naval Wirdles.

in the vicinity of the Drum Tower. are reported to have been thirteen

The British and American barrage, killed and many wounded.

at the outset was immediately over the libuses on Socony Hill and endangered the foreign re- fugeen there as mach as their as- sailants. It inter fell in the open i helds around the hill and could have done po great damage where no large bodies of men were na

In consequence of Marshal Chinng's action, a shipping atrike has been threatened.

"Shanghai is quiet, the atmos- phere. being generally better.--- Naval Wireless.

Y.M.C.A. PROPERTY SEIZED.

High-Handed Hankow Action.

Shanghai, April 12.

A Hankow message of April 11 says that at Changsha the Ku mintang has confiscated the Y.M.C.A. property, valued at sembled. To this Chinese gentle-! G.$150,000, and the Y.M.C.A.

man's tally of four must be add- building, taking six Chinese secreed a soldier who was seen to fall while in full flight across country taries prisoners.

5,000 Rifles Seized.

Shanghai, April 13. Yesterday morning General Pat Chung-hsi, the Shanghai Garrison

The message adds that the when a shell burst near him. It Commander, sent troops to have all the labour pickets and civilian previous day the local uominis also thought that some of the tang had resolved to confiscate the lonters were shot down by the disarmed. Altogether no less than 5,000 rifles and other was is American property, valued at houses after the first shells put weapons, were seized, but all the

A protest is being made to the them to fight, but of these there work was completed in less than Nationalist Foreign Ministry by

the U.S. Consul, but it is not cer

British Premier's Expected Announcement.

London, April 12. Reuter's Lobby correspon- dent understands that Mr. Stanley Baldwin will an- nounce, in the House of Com- mons to-morrow, that the Go- vernment has decided to give the adult franchise to women without any reservation what- socver-Reuter.

Extensive Damage.

Numbers 1, 2 and 3 holds are leaking, there being at least 13 feet of water in Number 2 and slightly less in Numbers 1 and 3, resulting in extensive damage to freight. Lighters have been sent alongside to take off cargo from the vessel, which is at present lying ashore off the Cemen, Works, in Kowloon bay/

No approximation of the damage can be made until the cargo is out

and examination is made.

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NAVAL LIMITATION.

ONE POINT SETTLED.

Geneva, April 12.

The Preparatory Disarmament Committee has disposed of the re- maining points of divergence in the British and French naval armaments Drafts on the question of limiting effectives, and has re- served the second point in the hope that an acceptable formula will be found.

Viscount Cecil agreed to the limitation of the total effectives on condition that all the contract- ing parties also agreed. reiterated the reservation that Bri- cessions on her own behalf and not as regards the naval effectives of the Dominions.

Magistrate: Now, you know all about a similar case two months ago? No? You are telling lics.

eaac, when three men were arrest- ed exactly for the same thing on an American boat.

Must Have Known.

Chief Detective Inspector Mur- phy stated that arising from the previous case to which his Wor- ship referred, a large number of circulars had since been issued by the Seamen's Union, complaining of "the high-handed action of the Hongkong Covernment in prevent ing freedom of speech and action." It was impossible for the accused not to have heard of the case or had his attention drawn to it.

Accused: I am entrusted with

these copies by the Seamen's Union in Canton to bring to the Seamen's Union in Hongkong.

corps in Shanghai and Sungkiang linkow Y.M.C.A. building, which foreigners in the Socony Hill KIRIN KEIKINJA MUFASIZ and is a vessel of 5,863 tons grogg tain was only able to make con- ter were seized by the police. Ac-

ten hours.

G$100,000.

It is understood that 35 pickets tain whether this will prevent the were killed and wounded during threatened seizure-Reuter. the incident, but the Unionisti claim that the troops killed more than 100,

returned.

FALL OF PUKOW.

Kuomintang Flags Come Down.

Shanghal. April 13.

The General Labour Union of Shanghai, has lodged a strong protest with the Garrison Com- mander against the disarming of

A naval wireless message front the pickets and has asked that the Nanking states that the Northern arms be immediately General Pai has repudiated the troops occupied Pukow without Union's demand, however, and a any opposition on April 12. general strike of Shanghai has All the Nationalist flags were beer declared to begin to-day to immediately hauled down-Router. demonstrate opposition against the military administration, the seamen baving walked

Nam Cung Pho.

out.--

MARTIAL LAW, DECLARED.

SEVERE ENGAGEMENTS.

Wounded Arrive at Nanking.

can be no accurate record.

White Russians' Mistake.

The vessel is in the hands of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, who are supervising the discharge of cargo and salvage operations, which, it is under stood, will be an extensive work. The Scotland Maru is owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha, Built in 1919 by the Kawasaki Dockyard, at Kobe, she is 385 feet sion of those who were seeking long, with a breadth of 51 feet and to disturb the peace, and also that depth of 56 feet. The ship 9 the Government should recognise fitted with wireless. the Christian schools at once by sending to them the regulations

of Registration

Private for Schools, which have not yet been officially promulgated in Foochow These demands were also made direct to the officials, and I under- stand that very satisfactory as- were given

on both surances heads. This ought to demonstrate the desire of the Christian Schools for Registration and silence those who oppose them as incorrigibly foreign institutions..

Colonel Shot.

CHINESE LEGATIONS

STARVED.

MAY CLOSE ALL OVER EUROPE.

Mr. Gibson (United States) de- clared that the limitation of the number of ships would lend to the limitation of effectives.

Viscount Sato (Japan) said he was unable to assent to the limita- tion of effectives, though he might be able to reconsider the matter on a second reading. He was op posed to dividing a fleet into Home and Colonies and, in this respect, agreed with Britain, America and Italy, whereupon M. Paul Boncour (France) abandoned the distinc- tion between Home and Colonial

Chief Detective Inspector Mur- phy said that 580, coples of the Gazette containing seditious mat- cused had waited until all the other passengers had gone ashore and until the revenue searchers had withdrawn from the wharf, before he landed with the papers.

Deliberate Lies.

His Worship to accused: This publications tells deliberate lies. Such a statement that British gun- boats aided Northerners in attack- ing Nationalist troops is absolutely false.

Reports of massacres of. Chinese by British at Harkow and Nanking are also absolute lies, and you know they are. Anything else to say?

Accused: If there is anything un- fleets.

true in those publications, it is M. Brouckere (Belgium) said it not my fault. It is the business.

submit a of the Seamen's committee.

The shameful Northern collapse in the fighting, on March 23, just south of Nanking, is explained by some foreign observers as having been due to the rashness of bodies of White Russians. The total White Russian force they estimate at about 2,000 and they believe that fully fifty per cent, were kill ed. These men showed no disposi- tion to participate in organized

Geneva, April 12. defence or attack, but threw them

"No salaries and no Legations." This appears to be the struita to selves away by splitting up and rushing among the Southerners in

which the Chinese diplomatic ar- isolated groups, doing inestimable

rangements in Europe are being was now possible to damage but invariably losing their

On April 3rd. a much larger reduced in consequence of the per- single text to the Conference, lives when they were isolated and demonstration, in which more than sonnel not receiving money, in affirming the principle of the limi- outnumbered. It is said that the 300,000 people are said to have some cases for two years, and extation of all effectives, capable of Nasking, April 13.

last 600 of these men who went taken part (though I imagine this plains the absence of Mr. Chu, now fighting on land-Reuter. "Marshal Sun

Chuan-fang's into the linea-stopped at a wine is a gross exaggeration), was held the Minister at Rome, from the dis- thrust in the Nanking and Chin- shop at one of the city gates and for the purpose of supporting arrasment committee, of which be kiang districts is still proceeding primed themselves for the ordeal Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and the is a member. and Rovert engagements are being by consuming great quantities of Moderato section of the Kuomin- The closing-down of the Léga- fought. Wounded are still coming samahu. Their shock tactics were tang. During the proceedings, ations on May 7 is contemplated, in in to Nanking.-Naval, Wireless.

probably costly enough to the military Colonel named Huang, view of Peking not having replied Hunanese but when they had wast-spoke on behalf of the extremiste, to representations concerning the ed themselves and disappeared. and was rudely seized, handed financial aspect. the moral effect of their loss upon

The Kuomintang committee in over to the soldiers, of whom 3,000, the Shantung troops was fatal, took part in the demonstration, Paria wash their hands of the busi- for the latter did not wait to make thot and his body thrown into the ness, and even rofuse to take charge me up river from Nanking in a stand on their own account but river. Resolution were passed of the Legation archives in the were thrown into a hopeless panic. demanding that Chiang Kai-shek event of closing.

It is understood that the Chloese retain his position of leadership delegation to the League of Nations until the military side of the re- volution is completo, and that cor-will continue to function.--Router, tain extremists, whose names were given, be dealt with.

Chiang's Troops Alert.

Shanghai, April 13. The mass mecting to welenme Mr. Wang Ching-wei, scheduled yesterday, in Chapel, was held ta Lunghwa, which is within easy HAUL OF SOVIET PAPERS. reach of the military. The place was strongly guarded by General

Disclosures at Peking, Pal's troops, and consequently only a small number of people at-

Peking, April 12. The Ankuochun has issued an tended. The meeting lasted lo49 than 10 minutes, and closed with- official statement regarding the out speeches.

literature seized in the raid on the Debt to Admiral Hough. It is learnt the extremists Soviet Embassy, declaring that l meant

The great body of foreigners to 김네요 the meeting included, inter alia, detalled plans: for starting a general uprising of the Soviet for supplying and or- who were unable to escape from to overthrow the military here, ganising cavalry in Charhar, Mon- the city during the looting but The plot was discovered by General golia, and Manchuria, which were were delivered at the Bund the Pai, and therefore he had the to be put under the command of following morning by the Nation- pickets and civilian-dreased corps, General Feng Yu-hsiang; reporta alists, undoubtedly owe much to who are under the direction of the by Soviet military and sceret ver- Admiral Hough of the American (most of its members were Com-LOCAL SHIPPING AFFECTED. extremists, disarmed beforehand. vice agents in Canton, Honan, Yangtze patrol and to his firmness munists) and proclamations have The Martial Law Headquarters Shensi, and elsewhere; military in dealing with the Southern been put out ordering the people of Shanghai were inaugurated yes plans of the Fongtien party and agents. Admiral Hough, it will to refrain from violence and back) terday. Generals Pai Chung-hai the Kuorainchun; confidential let- be remembered, arrived in the Is-up the moderates.

In short, if Foochow were left and Chau Feng-chi have announced ters and reports of the Russian abel after the incident and got their assumption of offien as Com- commander of Feng Yu-halang'a word into town that all foreigners to itself, it might not be such a mander and Vice-Commander of army letters betwees, the military were to be brought to the river bad place to live in. Shanghai Martial Law.

No doubt partly, due to the above, the Provincial Soviet (Tang Pu) has been broken up

experts appointed by Moscow and front by ten o'clock the following the leaders of the Kuomintang and morning. Before the hour stĺpu- *Clash At Nanking, Kuominchun troops; and communi- lated on the morning of the 25th.,

the Russian an between

apologist called on. the The Kuomintang hendquarters cations

mako official ex-fu In Nanking were attacked by a mob Military Attache at Poking and his Admiral

cuses and express official regrets. Naaldwerstardavon. Several of the Com

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FOG BOUND.

STOP PRESS.

His Worship: You are one of the Seamen's Committee yourself, and you are responsible for bring- ing such seditious matter, into Hongkong.

Accused after a number of other. statements, finally said: I havo al- ways believed that what was pub- Hished by the Seamen's Union in Canton was true. I have nothing elue to say, and I have no witness to call.

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